The overall crime rate in Watford city is 114.4 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 4.5k crimes were violent crimes which is 29.4% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 96% of national crime rate. Robbery crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 72.5% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 183% of national crime rate which puts Watford on 24. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 1.6% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 246 cases and has decreased by 12.1% when compared year-over-year in the period of September 2023 - August 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 29.4% | 14. lowest | 96% | 4.5k | 4.8% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 24.1% | 13. highest | 172% | 3.7k | -5.1% |
Shoplifting crime | 7.9% | 28. lowest | 117% | 1.2k | 12.5% |
Other theft crime | 7.5% | 48. highest | 115% | 1.1k | -13.8% |
Vehicle crime | 7.4% | 30. highest | 141% | 1.1k | -9.5% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.3% | 19. lowest | 93% | 967 | -3.7% |
Public order crime | 4.3% | 6. lowest | 67% | 663 | 0.6% |
Burglary crime | 3.8% | 51. highest | 102% | 574 | 6.3% |
Drugs crime | 2.1% | 22. lowest | 87% | 317 | -13.6% |
Robbery crime | 1.7% | 12. highest | 148% | 257 | 72.5% |
Theft from the person crime | 1.6% | 10. highest | 86% | 247 | -12.7% |
Bicycle theft crime | 1.6% | 24. highest | 183% | 246 | -12.1% |
Other crime | 1.5% | 19. lowest | 85% | 222 | 7.2% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.9% | 28. lowest | 110% | 134 | -5.0% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Watford city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Watford city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 27.6 | 16.0 |
Bicycle theft | 1.8 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 4.3 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 7.2 | 7.7 |
Drugs | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 1.7 | 2.0 |
Other theft | 8.6 | 7.5 |
Possession of weapons | 1.0 | 0.9 |
Public order | 5.0 | 7.4 |
Robbery | 1.9 | 1.3 |
Shoplifting | 9.0 | 7.7 |
Theft from the person | 1.8 | 2.1 |
Vehicle crime | 8.5 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 33.6 | 35.0 |